“Wish I Hadn’t Gone to the Latitude 38 Crew Party” — Said No One, Ever!

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did.” So begins the quote credited to author Mark Twain. We have strong feelings about this quote. Next week is the Latitude 38 Crew Party, and we imagine there might be some sailors who, on Friday morning next week, wake up to be disappointed that they hadn’t joined the crew party on March 5 – and they won’t even have had to wait 20 years for that regret to kick in! We don’t want that to happen to anyone, least of all sailors.

Twain’s quote continues: “So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” We wholeheartedly agree — cast off those dock lines and come on down to the Golden Gate Yacht Club for the biggest sailors’ shindig on the Bay. The crew party is the place to meet and get to know other sailors, and meet people who think they aren’t sailors, but would like to be. We know you’re sailors, because even just thinking about sailing makes you one of the crew — you might just be the crew with less or no experience. Which is perfectly fine, because everyone starts somewhere. And here’s a tip: Little or no experience is not a disadvantage. In some cases, inexperienced people may actually have a better chance of getting aboard a boat than someone with lots of experience because novice crew are happy to do things the way the skipper likes them done. Everyone wins!

If you own a boat, you can find crew here. If you don’t own a boat, you can meet people who do — boat owners are always looking for someone to go sailing with. Maybe you just want to find a nice group to go sailing with, or an adventurous group that wants to sail offshore, or maybe race. The possibilities are endless.

Here are the details.

The Party
6–9 p.m.
Hang out with skippers, sailors, and sponsors at the Golden Gate Yacht Club: 1 Yacht Rd., San Francisco

Admission
$10

Casablanca Mediterranean food truck will be onsite (These guys serve great food!)
No-host bar run by Golden Gate Yacht Club
Raffles, resources, and Bay Area sailing energy
This is a mostly outdoor event — please dress in layers.

Bonus

There will be door prizes along with access to the most vibrant sailing network in Northern California.

The Crew Party is all about making sailing connections in a relaxed, social setting. A good way to ensure you stand out from the crowd is to add your name to the crew list here ahead of the event, and then you can meet up at the party.

In the January issue of Latitude 38, we shared a story about local sailor Jon Price of the 32-ft S2 Adagio. Jon has found some great crew through the Latitude 38 crew parties and crew lists, including our new marketing manager, Maddy Garcia! (This occurred before Maddy joined the Latitude team.)

Now that you’ve read this far, we’re going to assume we’ll be seeing you next week — March 5, Golden Gate Yacht Club, 6–9 p.m.

Tickets and more info here.